Display rack for lawn mowers



M. E. lsH

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Application April 3, 1936, Serial No. 72,630

1 Claim.

This invention relates to display racks and more particularly to display racks for lawn mowers.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a display rack for lawn mowers adapted to support a number of lawn mowers above a space of an area approximately equal to that occupied by a single lawn mower.

Another object of this invention resides inthe provision of a display rack for lawn mowers adapted to support a number of lawn mowers above a space of an area approximately equal to that occupied by a single lawn mower so they can be withdrawn from their normal positions for inspection by a customer. l

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a display rack for lawn mowers of such construction that inspection of the lawn mowers can be lmade without removing them from the rack.

A still further object of this invention resides in the provision of a display rack for lawn mowers consisting of particularly constructed shelves adapted to slide relative to the support thereof.

With these and other objects in view this invention resides in certain novel features of co-nstruction and arrangement of elements to be hereinafter set forth in the specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims and, while this disclosure depicts my present conception of the invention, the right is reserved to resort to such changes in construction and arrangement of elements as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a side View of a display rack constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View approximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the shelf in extended position.

Fig. i is a detail sectional View approximately on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one. of

the shelves.

Fig. 6 is a detail view of a portion of an upright and attached channel element.

In the present illustration of this invention the numeral 5 designates, in general, a lawn mower display rack which preferably consists of spaced standards 6 connected at their upper ends by a substantially rectangular frame 1, certain of said standards being further connected together adjacent their lower ends by braces 8, thus it is apparent that a substantially rectangular open frame is provided.

Secured to certain of the standards Vat appropriate distances apart, in opposed relation to -one another, are channel-bars 9 Vwhich are 5 adapted to slidably accommodate substantially U-shaped lawn mower supporting shelves l0 prevented from sliding in one direction by stops 9' formed on the channel-bar.

The aforesaid shelves IU are preferably co-n- 10 structed from angle-iron as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5, each of which is provided with an angleiron cross-bar Il which is connected to one member of the shelf structure by a brace I2.r

Theshelves l0 are adapted to slidably seat in 15 the channel-bars 9 and, in order to prevent them from being accidentally slid therefrom, `pins or rivets I3 are inserted through certain of the webs of the channel-bars in the path of the cross bar Il. 20

With the shelves disposed in slidable relation to the channel-bars, they are not only adapted to be withdrawn lfor conveniently depositing the lawn mowers thereon but to better display the lawn mowers to the customers and, in this con- 25 nection, particular attention is invited to the utility of the channel-bar construction of the The letter L designates av conventional lawn mower herein shown in dotted lines and, among 30 other Y necessary elements thereof consists of traction Wheels W and a roller R.

Upon depositing a lawn mower on either of the shelves the roller thereof is seated in the crossbar Il with the traction wheels resting againstA 35 a certain opposed member of the shelf structure, thus it is apparent use of fasteningV means for securing the lawn mowers to the shelves` `are unnecessary. 1

Before depositing the lawn mowers on Vthe. shelves their handles, indicated by dotted lines H, are removed and hung on a substantially U.-A shaped bracket |4 secured to'one of the channelbars 9 while secured to the opposed channel-bar 45 9 is a hook l5 adapted to support the lawn mowery grass catchers indicated by dotted lines at G.

With this invention fully set forth it is manifest that means are provided whereby a number of lawn mowers can be displayed within an area 50 approximately equal to that normally occupied by a single lawn mower and, through the particular construction of the assemblage involved, the lawn mowers can be readily inspected without removal from the rack. 55

with upstanding flanges along their outer side Y edges and being slidably engaged in the ktracks of opposed side bars of the frame, a cross bar extending between said side arms in spaced relation to rear ends thereof and formed with an upstanding iiange along its rear edge, a bracing bar extending between the cross bar and the outer end bar midway the width of the shelf, and pins carried by the upper anges of the side-bars of said frame and extending downwardly into the tracks in position for engaging end portions of the anges of the cross bars of said shelves to limit sliding movement of the shelves out of the frame.

- MAX E. ISH. 

